First Night in Barcelona and subsequent days

I arrived after a considerably long trip (41 hours), in Barcelona, on Halloween eve. I took the metro and met the lovely Rana and Başak. They took me back to their apartment and we immediately started to brainstorm costumes. This is what we came up with:

Van Dyke and Foo Man Choo went out with Monsieur Devo (french mustache not here pictured) We had a wonderful time trying to remember how to order in spanish all the while sporting sweet mustaches. Rana and Başak had class so I spent the next few days just exploring.

I checked out La Rambla where you can get

your bag stolen for half the price of a normal mugging.

The shoreline where you can take an expensive gondola

over the harbor so you just might find Nemo.

Along the Rambla del Mar. Ohhh pretty boats.

People feeding Seagulls near the Christoper Columbus monument.

My arty shot of the day. A local resturant

with the menu in Catalan.

So far I love it here. The people are wonderful. The food is fantastic (althought I make most of it at home) and the atmosphere is one of life, art and excitement. I would love to stay indefinitely.

The Gorge Reserve

After a whirlwind first 2 weeks in Australia, life slowed to a more manageable level. We ate, we sang, we drank copious amounts of mediocre beer. One weekend Tyler suggested we go visit some wildlife, and so we did.

The Gorge wildlife Reserve is where all Australian animals go to retire. It was a peaceful open zoo set up in the middle of the beautiful Adelaide hills. First thing was first, we went to hold a koala. Wee what fun. It was like having a really furry, stoned little child for 10 seconds. Here Tyler holds the little tyke who couldn't be happier. And here's me (notice the koala is unchanged):

 After that earthshattering koala-holding moment we decided to browse around at the local fauna.

The redish game cock of Northern Checkistan:

The Pygmy Marmoset of somewhere interesting.

Here Pelican!

The koala on his day off.

Blue penguins of outer Mongolia

Steve and Earl

The biggest bats I have ever seen.

They are crazy...like a fox.

Prehistoric Cassowary. Dangerous and sweet looking.

A white peacock in flight.

 

Mom with Roo in pouch. Father looking on in the

background.

A crane.

Dingos. Cage strewn with babies.

Well that's about it for Australia. Tyler and I had a wonderful time in the rest of it but really none of it is fit for the internet. I loved the people, the animals and being so very far away from everything. I did not love the beer or the extreme price of alcohol but what do you do? It was a badass adventure on the sandy island in the southern hemisphere. Thanks Australia. On to Barcelona.